Arne Svingen (born 1967) is a Norwegian writer of children's books. He also writes adult fiction and books for young adults. He has published over a hundred titles and his works have been translated into more than a dozen languages.^[1][2]

His most noted books are:

• Svart elfenben, winner of the Brageprisen in 2005
• Sangen om en brukket nese, winner of the Kulturdepartementets litteraturpris in 2012, Prix Libbylit Romans Ados in 2015, and the Batchelder Honor Book Award in 2017
• Man dør litt hver dag, winner of the Østfoldungdommens kritikerpris in 2017
• podcast Svingens barnebokverden, winner of the NBU-prisen in 2018
• En himmel full av skyer, winner of the Bokslukerprisen in 2019/20